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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Thankful Thursday #2: Lilacs

Thankful Thursday: Lilacs

What are you thankful for this week? As usual, I am thankful for many, many things. One of my favorite things about spring time in Colorado is all of the blooming flowers! And our lilacs are blooming right now! They are just gorgeous in color and smell divine! I love walking under them (they are near a gate between the back yard and side yard) and just smelling, sniffing as I walk slowly!

I thought you might enjoy these pics my daughter took of them! You can almost smell them too, can't you?

We have three varieties-- purple, light purple and white. Some of them look pink to me too!

I think God enjoyed creating the wide variety of flowers, don't you? And remember, He cares for you more than He cares for His flowers and they are clothed in splendor!

Matthew 6:28“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.

Luke 12:27“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

Isaiah 40:8The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.”

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Thy Word- Song by Amy Grant

I've always liked the verse, Psalm 119:105, the theme of my blog. Amy Grant sings a song called Thy Word that I also like. Recently, I read her book called Mosaic, and she had a part where she discussed writing Thy Word. She talked about how she was writing music at her ranch in the mountains with Michael W. Smith. She had a few lyric ideas for Michael's beautiful melody inspired by Psalm 119. She planned to jot them down when she returned to her cabin.

On that moonlight night she was walking outdoors after fresh snowfall. She is completely night blind. In the pitch black, she ran into tree limbs, tripped & fell. No amount of squinting brought anything familiar into view. She kept walking, waving her hands in front of her to protect her face. She wasn't even sure she was going in the right direction. She wasn't far away, she knew, but she felt panicked anyway. When she finally stumbled upon the cabin, the fire was already burning in the fireplace. To be lost, even for a little while, made her welcome the light. I loved to learn the inspiration for one of my favorite songs!